1870-1930 SCRAPBOOK Kansas Santa Fe Railroad Lang Train Wreck Charles H Ed King

Description

This is TRULY a piece of history! The oldest date found was 1870, and most recent was 1930. It appears Mrs. Charles H. King compiled this scrap book. It has hundreds of little announcements, news articles, photos, invitations and more. From review, most center around the Kansas City and Topeka area, but it really covers the world! Mr. Charley King was a dispatcher for Rock Island and later for the Santa Fe Railway at Topeka.
They had a son, Edward King and a daughter Ida May (Birdie). Ida May married Gerald L. Holsinger (marriage invitations and announcements date this to 1900). They had a son, Wallace, who later married Dorothy May Glenn in 1923. Lots of other family genealogy as well.
There is an interesting set of articles about a train wreck of the Santa Fe Nos. 1 and 118 on September 8 , 1897, at Lang, in which a number of people were killed. Mr. Chas King was originally thought to be responsible, because all the other enginemen were dead, and no other witnesses.  Lots of other railroad tidbits.
There are original photographs dating back to the 1800's. There are original invitations and announcements. Lots of announcements and news from a club called "The Ramblers".
The outside of the book is titled 'Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Preston B. Plumb - Feb. 20 and March 19, 1892". This seems to have nothing to do with the scrapbook. It appears Mrs. King used (recycled?) the book and glued her scraps into and over the pages of this original book. There are a few places where his photo and some print from the original book peek through. But I could find no other reference to him in Mrs. King's memorabilia.
Bear in mind, this scrapbook is over 150 years old. Letters, news articles and clippings, invitations and photos all show this age. Spotting, staining, aged glue.